CVE-2020-9760

Critical

Description

An issue was discovered in WeeChat before 2.7.1 (0.3.4 to 2.7 are affected). When a new IRC message 005 is received with longer nick prefixes, a buffer overflow and possibly a crash can happen when a new mode is set for a nick.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductWeechat
PublishedMar 23, 2020
First seenMar 23, 2020

How to fix

Update
  • weechat weechat2.7.1 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
weechat weechat0.3.4 ≤ v < 2.7.12.7.1
debian debian_linux8.0, 9.0—

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